Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo (襟裳岬, Erimo-misaki) is a cape in Hokkaidō, located at 41.924444°N 143.248333°E / 41.924444; 143.248333. It is the de facto southern tip of Hidaka Mountains.

Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo

Cape Erimo, taken from the ISS on October 11, 2009

Description

Hot and cold fronts meet near the cape, thus creating a dense mist which covers the cape for more than 100 days a year. Wind blows here at a speed of 10 m/s (22 mph) for almost 300 days a year. Every year, more than 400,000 tourists visit Cape Erimo. Rare species of Kuril Seals live there.

Asteroid

The main-belt asteroid 5331 Erimomisaki, discovered by amateur astronomers Kin Endate and Kazuro Watanabe in 1990, was named after Cape Erimo.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Cape Erimo, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	10.1 (50.2)	7.0 (44.6)	11.8 (53.2)	14.4 (57.9)	19.3 (66.7)	22.3 (72.1)	25.9 (78.6)	28.5 (83.3)	26.2 (79.2)	23.3 (73.9)	18.2 (64.8)	13.6 (56.5)	28.5 (83.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	−0.2 (31.6)	2.2 (36.0)	6.1 (43.0)	10.1 (50.2)	13.6 (56.5)	17.5 (63.5)	19.9 (67.8)	19.0 (66.2)	14.7 (58.5)	9.3 (48.7)	3.3 (37.9)	9.6 (49.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.8 (28.8)	−2.2 (28.0)	0.1 (32.2)	3.4 (38.1)	7.2 (45.0)	11.1 (52.0)	15.2 (59.4)	17.7 (63.9)	16.9 (62.4)	12.5 (54.5)	6.8 (44.2)	1.0 (33.8)	7.3 (45.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.0 (24.8)	−4.3 (24.3)	−1.9 (28.6)	1.3 (34.3)	5.0 (41.0)	9.0 (48.2)	13.4 (56.1)	15.8 (60.4)	14.9 (58.8)	10.2 (50.4)	4.2 (39.6)	−1.3 (29.7)	5.2 (41.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.5 (11.3)	−12.1 (10.2)	−10.2 (13.6)	−4.8 (23.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	3.4 (38.1)	6.0 (42.8)	10.5 (50.9)	7.6 (45.7)	2.3 (36.1)	−5.1 (22.8)	−11.0 (12.2)	−12.1 (10.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24.3 (0.96)	16.6 (0.65)	35.9 (1.41)	67.8 (2.67)	99.5 (3.92)	85.9 (3.38)	128.8 (5.07)	129.2 (5.09)	137.8 (5.43)	117.0 (4.61)	85.6 (3.37)	48.7 (1.92)	977.1 (38.48)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.8	5.0	6.7	8.4	10.0	8.3	10.6	10.4	10.2	11.0	12.2	9.0	107.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	159.5	175.9	208.1	196.9	183.6	139.3	123.0	127.8	161.4	179.6	135.2	135.1	1,926.2
Source 1: JMA[2]
Source 2: JMA[3]